كورس الرسالة للغة الانجليزية

الأحد، 25 مارس، 2012

PART ONE:
READING:

READING
COMPREHENSION:

Read the following
text carefully, then answer the all the questions that follow. Your answers
should be based on the text:

When large numbers of people move from their
homes in country areas to find better-paid jobs in towns and cities, the
villages and farmsthey once lived in are often left empty. No one wants
to buy homes there becausethey cannot make money out ofthem. This phenomenon, which is
called rural depopulation, can lead to overcrowding in cities as well as
for fewer people in country areas.

One example of this phenomenon is the
Garrigues area of Spain,
about one hour’s drive from Barcelona.
The area has a Mediterranean climate, but because it is
high and not
close to the
sea, winter temperatures
are quite low. The area has an annual rainfall level of
482mm which falls in only 47 days of the
year, during the autumn and spring. Historically,this was a
successful agricultural area; on the higher ground, the farmers grew
almonds and vines, while in the river valleys, wheat, corn, beans and
sunflowers were the traditional
crops. The area was particularly well-known forits
high-quality olive oil which was grown mainly for export.

The population of the area was atits highest about 150 years ago,
when a typical village might have 500 inhabitants, whereas now some villages
have as few as 100 permanent inhabitants. But as farming became less and less
profitable, and unemployment grew, the population began to
move to the cities to find work. This trend started in 1860 and has
continued to this day. Now some
villages consist mainly of elderly people. The area is
suffering from the effects of
depopulation, such as poor public
services and deserted farms.

In some parts of Europe in
recent years, however, the move from the country to the city has been reversed
as wealthy people move to the countryside to escape from the overcrowding,
pollution and stress of city life.Some
are moving permanently, butmany are buying holiday or weekend homeswhich are
empty for much of the year.

A. Answer the following questions based on the text:

1. According to
paragraph 1, what are the effects of rural depopulation on

cities
and villages?

2.
According to paragraph 2, what happened in Garrigues area?

3.
The writer says “Historically,this
was a successful agricultural area” Is

the writer justified? Explain your answer.

4.
According to the third paragraph, why did large number of people leave

Garrigues area? Write down two reasons.

5. Write down two bad
effects of rural depopulation on Garrigues area?

6. What does the underlined pronoun “they” in the first
paragraph, refer to?

7. Find a word in the
first paragraph, which means “having too many

people”.

Critical Thinking:

Rural depopulation has
a great effect on both environment and economy. In two sentences suggest some
solution to this problem.

PART TWO
:VOCABULARY:

A: Choose the
suitable item from those given to complete each of the following sentences:
there are more words than you need :

embassy institution do irritable shallowmake

1. Big financial…………………are
usually found in the capital.

2. I am a………….sleeper.
I can’t sleep more than 4 hours every night.

3. The Jordanian
……………..in London can help you solve this problem.

4. Lack of sleep can
make you…………..and very moody.

5. You will have to………
a big effort if you want to pass your exams.

B. Completes the
following sentences by giving the correct form of the words in brackets:

1.
Under the ………………………. of death , he did as they asked.

( threaten ,
threat , threatening)

2. I
decided to leave London for ……………………………. reasons.

(vary , various ,
variety)

3. Ajloun
is one of the most …………………………. towns in Jordan.

(peace ,
peaceful , peacefully)

4.
Don’t ….. the baby too much or we'll never get him off to sleep.

(excitement , excite ,
exciting)

C: Study the following dictionary entry and answer the question that
follows:

What does the multi-part verb
do up mean in the
following sentence?

Do up

1. fasten , tie .

2. tidy , redecorate.

He can’t do up
his shoelaces yet.

PART THREE:
STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS:

Question number
four:

A. Complete the
following sentences by correcting the verb in brackets:

1. Manal said that she
………..well in her exams. (do)

2.
“Are you watching a film now?”

Huda
asked me if I………….watching a film then. (be)

B. Choose the
correct item in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. ………….hard-working
students, lazy students don’t do much homework.

(Instead of, Whereas, In comparison
with)

2. Maha: “I am looking
after my little brother.”

Maha said that
she……..after her little brother. (look, looked, was looking)

3. Life in the city is very busy,……….it is quiet and calm in the
country.

(instead of, whereas, in comparison
with)

4. A horrible earthquake ………..a
big damage to Japan last year.

(made, did, encouraged)

5. The old man wanted to know where ………………………

(
is the hospital , was the hospital , the hospital was)

6. ……….flying, driving
is quite slow and dangerous.

(Whereas, On the other hand, In comparison with)

7. ……supermarkets,
small shops offer customers a very personal service.

(Whereas ,On the other hand , In comparison with)

8. He wanted to know ….I had passed my driving
test. (who, what, if)

9.
Could I have tea……..coffee, please?

(whereas, instead of, in
comparison with)

10.
Fadi said that he………..a letter to his friend.

(write, writes, was writing)

Question number five

A: Complete each of
the following items so that the new item has a similar meaning to the one
before it:

1.
We went to a restaurant. We didn’t eat at home.

In stead of ………………………………………………………………..

2. " Do you have any information which will
help the police, Ahmad?"

She askedAhmad……………………………………………………….

3.
“Can you check the prices of the goods?”

The manager asked Rashed…………………………………………. .

4.
“We met the new Minister of Education last week.”

The children told me…………………………………………………… .

PART FOUR ; EDITING , GUIDED AND FREE WRITING:

A. Editing: (3 points)

Imagine you are an editor in the Jordan times. You are asked to edit
the following lines that have three mistakes. Correct the mistake:

rural(1)
depopulation is a phenomenen(2) which can lead to overkrowding(3)
in cities as well as for fewer people in country areas.

B. GUIDED WRITINGالكتابة
الموجهة

Read the information in the table below, and then in your
ANSWER BOOKLET, write two sentences about successful people. Use the
appropriate linking words such as: and, too,also………etc.